Where does “փոշեկուլ” come from?

փոշեկուլ (Armenian) comes from Russian пылесос, from Russian соса́ть, from Old East Slavic съсати, from Proto-Slavic sъsàti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic suś-, from Proto-Indo-European sewk-, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.

փոշեկուլ (Armenian): vacuum cleaner

Definitions

  1. vacuum cleaner

Ancestry of “փոշեկուլ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпылесосvacuum cleaner
2Russianсоса́тьto suck
3Old East Slavicсъсати
4Proto-Slavicsъsàtito suck
5Proto-Balto-Slavicsuś-
6Proto-Indo-Europeansewk-to bend, turn; to suck
7Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewk-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic suś-
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